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Should I convert my 2007 Vauxhall Astra to LPG or sell it?
I recently changed job, meaning that the mileage I cover will increase significantly. As I see it, I have three options. I could LPG-convert my 2007 Astra TwinTop 1.8 litre Design, which is at 19,500 miles with a full Vauxhall service history. Or I could trade it in now, or wait until spring in the hope of achieving a better price. I would appreciate your advice, particularly regarding the LPG conversion option
Asked on 12 January 2013 by AC, via email
Answered by
Honest John
GM Vauxhall has plenty of experience of converting to LPG and has a facility for doing this at the Millbrook test centre in Bedfordshire. But the only economy benefit of LPG is its favourable tax treatment. As a fuel, it is less efficient than either diesel or petrol. So if its tax status changed then it could become a liability, like it did the last time its tax status changed. It could be that the car will fetch better money in March or April, but I can't guarantee that.
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